In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has detected emerald ash borer (EAB) for the first time in Dunn County in the town of Rock Creek, and Pepin County in the towns of Lima and Waterville. These are the first new county detections of 2020 for Wisconsin. There have also been 30 new municipal detections in counties where EAB was previously detected. To date, Wisconsin has found EAB in 56 of the state's 72 counties. The entire state is part of the EAB federal quarantine area, so there will be no regulatory changes as a result of these detections.
A
popular summer event in Durand is still scheduled for August 26th.
The Durand City Council is allowing the Durand Improvement Group to
have music in the park with the White Sidewalls performing. Durand
Mayor Patrick Milliren says the council felt the event can move
forward as long as DIG continues to work with Pepin County Health
Department. The
Music in the Park and taste of Durand is scheduled to be held at
Memorial Park on August 26th.
Durand police reported the missing Durand resident has been found. The Department had been searching for Brian Garness after he went missing on Thursday. Saturday the department posted on social media that Garness had been found and was safe and thanked the public for their help in locating him.
The U-S Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District has released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment. The plan includes the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The Corps says the plan is based on regional and local needs, resource capabilities, suitability, and expressed public interests. The public review and comment period on the documents runs through September 17th.
A Chippewa Falls woman has been arrested for OWI on Saturday. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, Troopers pulled over 29yr old Marisa Lane Aselson on Hwy 53 south of Melby Street for a defective headlight. Aselson displayed signs of impairment and there was an 8yr old child in the car. After and investigation and evaluation that Aselson was under the influence of prescription medications. Aselson was transported to Mayo Eau Claire for an evidentiary blood draw which she refused. She was charged with OWI first offense with a minor in the vehicle.
Another area event has been cancelled due to the covid 19 pandemic. Organizers of the 100 miles of Garage Sales that was to take place September 10th-13th announced the cancellation last week. The sales happen in communities along the Mississippi River from Prescott to Winona, MN. The Mississippi Valley Partners hope to have the event next spring.
Protesters calling for the firing of Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah engaged police in a 90-minute standoff over the weekend. The marchers were angered when police arrested two people – one was pulled from his bicycle and tackled. Wauwatosa police say protesters tried to stop one arrest by fighting officers and blocking the street, keeping squad cars from leaving. Police say the suspect was arrested for several incidents over the past few days and he will likely face charges. Despite the Friday incident, the city decided to remove its limited hours for protesting after getting some pushback.
Extra enforcement is on Minnesota roads now through September 7th looking for impaired drivers. State Patrol Lt. Gordon Shank says the bottom line, they hope a trooper finds you before tragedy does. "If you make the bad decision, you're going to run into an officer, deputy or trooper that is going to arrest you if you are driving impaired." D-P-S says each year, one in four fatalities in Minnesota is related to an impaired driver.
Governor Tony Evers says he doesn't see a need to step in with a new statewide order on whether or not to close or open schools this fall. He says he's been in contact with districts and administrations and school boards and that local decisions are being made. Evers says what reopening looks like will be wildly different for small districts as opposed to large districts, and that needs for each can be weighed by schools boards.
Many employees at a northwest Wisconsin produce plant are COVID-19 positive. The Barron County Health Department says 44-percent of the workforce at Seneca Foods in Cumberland are infected with the coronavirus. The first case was reported in mid-July; ten days later, the health department reported several cases at Seneca Foods.
Former vice president Joe Biden will be at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware – not Milwaukee – next week when he accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. The announcement from campaign officials ended speculation about the formal event. Biden and running mate Kamala Harris will deliver their Democratic National Convention speeches Thursday at the center. Biden had originally planned to accept the nomination at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Those plans were changed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The U-S Postal Service recently sent detailed letters to 46 states and D-C warning that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted. The Postal Service's warnings come amid a sweeping organizational and policy overhaul and tough financial conditions. President Trump, who has questioned the validity of voting by mail, on Friday said he will approve billions of dollars in funding for the U-S-P-S as part of a coronavirus relief package if Democrats make concessions on certain White House priorities.
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he hopes talks about a new coronavirus stimulus bill remain broken down. The Wisconsin Republican tells Breitbart News he doesn’t support any new spending that would add to the federal debt. Instead, Johnson says he wants to spend only the money already authorized by the relief package passed earlier this year called the CARES Act. If nothing is approved by Congress, a series of executive orders from President Trump would go into effect. Democratic U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin says the president’s orders amount to “chaos.”
Three Minnesota churches are naming top state officials in the lawsuit they filed over the state’s face mask mandate and social distancing requirements. Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and other state leaders are named in the suit. The court is being asked to declare the governor’s orders unconstitutional as they apply to religious services. The churches filing the suit are Cornerstone in Alexandria, Land of Promise near Buffalo, and Lifespring in Crosby.
The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles is giving drivers over 60 some additional time to renew their licenses. Saying they recognize the continuing health risks amid the pandemic, D-M-V officials extended the deadline by 60 days. They will have until November 23rd. State officials say they have implemented some safety protocols. All employees are wearing face masks and customers are encouraged to follow social distancing guidelines and markers. The D-M-V says a lot of its services are accessible online.
Wisconsinites who've died from the coronavirus are overwhelmingly older. So far, just over one-thousand Wisconsinites have died from complications of COVID-19. More than 900 of them were older than 60. No one under the age of 18 has died from the coronavirus in Wisconsin.
A Wisconsin store manager tells reporters people are playing video games to pass the time while stuck at home by the coronavirus pandemic. William Brown runs the Gaming Generations store in Eau Claire. He says he has seen a 60-percent increase in sales of gaming consoles compared to last year. Brown says it’s harder for bigger retail stores to get their hands on consoles like Nintendo Switches because they sell out within a few hours. He says people are mostly playing Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy Seven and Sponge-Bob.
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